Andrea Gomez

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Bio

Andrea’s interests are focused on agricultural sustainability, she strongly believes that plant pathology is the one agricultural field that attempts to assure food security by reducing food waste. She developed an interest in microbiology and disease management when she did her internship at NC State University in a poultry disease lab, where she performed research focused on molecular diagnostics and treatment strategies for bacterial and to protozoal disease infections in poultry.

Andrea is from Guayaquil, Ecuador. She completed her bachelor’s degree in agriculture engineering at Zamorano University. She is currently a master’s student in the department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, and her research focuses on building a deeper understanding of how polymorphic toxins function in plant pathogenic bacteria. Andrea is interested in agricultural sustainability and detecting novel methodologies to reduce food loss and waste caused by bacterial diseases. During her internship at NC State University in a poultry disease lab, where she worked on molecular diagnostics and treatment strategies for bacterial and protozoal infections in poultry, she became interested in microbiology and disease management, which inspired her to pursue a scientific career. In her free time, Andrea likes to swim, paint and spend time with her friends.

Area(s) of Expertise

My research encompasses microbial population dynamics and the investigation of the biology, ecology, and evolution of plant associated bacteria in the context of niche specification and competition.